Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 100893
Mackerel: Fishing Catches
Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 6 January 2026
Question
Daniel Zeichner
Labour — Cambridge
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much Western Mackerel has been (a) caught, (b) landed in UK ports and (c) landed in ports outside the UK; and what is the estimated first hand sale value.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleIt is not possible to separate landings of Western mackerel from total mackerel landings in the UK Sea Fisheries statistics published by the Marine Management Organisation. In 2024, the last full year of landings data available, quota for Western mackerel...
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